1. (a.) Covered or abounding with scales; as, a scaly fish.

2. (a.) Resembling scales, laminae, or layers.

3. (a.) Mean; low; as, a scaly fellow.

4. (a.) Composed of scales lying over each other; as, a scaly bulb; covered with scales; as, a scaly stem.

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